I just finished my 3rd week in grad school. I’m learning how to be an educator, and a make in practice simultaneously. The learning curve is requiring a lot of time in the studio which can be good and bad. Fortunately there is a lot of work to do, which is good, but unfortunately this means that my social and personal life has been suffering a bit.

One thing I’ve been doing to keep something ongoing outside of my life at school is cycling, and in 2 weeks I am going to ride a century, something I’ve been training for all summer. I’ve done this before but it always feels great to accomplish when I can. I feel close to being ready but could have trained better for sure.

In the lab I’ve been mixing eco mint chemistry for imaging in hopes to dial in a recipe that gives great results. I’m learning a lot but there are a lot of trial and errors. The beets are growing slowly in the garden and I’m looking forward to processing them and making borscht as well!

In the next month I will hopefully have some new experimental short films with music collaboration as well as some progress on my work at school. I’m looking to make cassettes and zines a part of my practice as well and I’m thinking about how and when I can accomplish this. Hopefully soon.

Also, theres no need for any toxic chemistry anymore, just saying. Eco chems work great!